grogne
See also: grogné
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁɔɲ/
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Noun
grogne f (plural grognes)
- grunt (sound of a pig)
- growl, grunt (snorting sound made by a human, e.g. in disapproval)
- (by extension) the act of complaining or being restless, usually said with reference to a large group of people or a country.
Verb
grogne
- inflection of grogner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “grogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.